Criminal Justice News And Events

Faculty to advise on data collection process for Catalyst Grant winner Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia Read More

Assistant Dean Beth Cruz discusses public interest career paths, experiential learning opportunities, stipends, and more Read More

Prosecutors, advocates, and academics gathered at Vanderbilt for a summit on “Prosecution in the South: Challenges and Innovative Solutions.” Read More

Vanderbilt Law Professor Robert Mikos outlines the limitations of Rescheduling Marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act Read More

Robert Mikos applies lessons from marijuana reform to explore the possibilities Read More

New article from Farhang Heydari explains how administrative agencies can drive criminal law enforcement Read More

New initiative dedicated to improving outcomes in the criminal justice system, with a focus on prosecution in the South Read More

Kate Weiburd, Michael Gentithes, Barry Friedman, Maria Ponomarenko, Lisa Griffin, and Jenny Carroll presented papers at the two-day conference Read More

Heydari’s research centers around society’s reliance on policing and criminal law Read More

The Vanderbilt Project on Prosecution Policy (VPOPP) has received a subaward to provide Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia (Goodwill) with guidance on data collection for the launch of the Checks Over Stripes Data Collection Program (COS). The Augusta Judicial Circuit, Georgia District Attorney plans to use COS as a… Read More